Under coat and jacket
under cap and scarf
under sweater and jeans
under boots and socks
under shirt and briefs
my body remembers bareness
My hair remembers
being blown in the wind
My shoulders remember
no weight of coat or pack
My feet remember
resting on soil and grass
My loins remember
freedom from belts
My skin remembers
the feel of sun, wind and water
So even in deep winter’s chains
I remember freedom
and my flesh rejoices
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